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Cold Brew Craze

I actually wrote this blog post over three years ago when I first started Sunshine & Superfoods but I wanted to revamp and repost it since this recipe is probably way more relevant now than it was then! Justin (my boyfriend) and I have been totally hooked on the cold brew coffee you can now buy at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. So three years back, I did some research and found it is actually very easy to make, just a little time consuming. We have been consistently making cold brew at home since and it is AWESOME. The homemade version tastes just like the store brands and maybe even a little better because you have the ability to make it as strong as you’d like…

Here is the recipe we use; it makes a coffee concentrate that you might (some people enjoy it very strong) need to dilute with water when it comes time to drink it. It’s easier and more efficient, space-wise, to make a concentrate so you don’t have to keep a huge pitcher in your fridge. You just keep this small jar and pour your cup one-third full with coffee, then fill the rest with water and ice when you’re ready.

Homemade Cold Brew


Ingredients
1 and 1/3 cups ground coffee
4 cups water (cold or room temp)
Large French Press

Directions

  1. Place coffee into the french press and pour water over top.
  2. Stir to combine.
  3. Let sit for at least 12 to 24 hours at room temperature. After the allotted time press the French press down.
  4. Move the cold brew into the refrigerator.
  5. Your done! Cold brew coffee concentrate 🙂

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

My boyfriend and I (well more my boyfriend) are totally hooked on the cold brew coffee you can buy now at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. Recently we are running into the issue that it is constantly sold out and not to mention very expensive. So I did some research and found it is actually very easy to make, just a little time consuming and tedious. We have made a few batches now and it is AWESOME. Tastes just like it would if you had bought it and maybe even a little better…

Here is the recipe and instructions we use (we actually double this recipe since we go through it so often): All you need is some coffee, water, a jar/pitcher to put it all in, and a fine mesh strainer (coffee filter). This is going to make a coffee concentrate that you might want to dilute with water when it’s time to drink it. It’s easier and more efficient, space-wise, to make a concentrate so you don’t have to keep a huge pitcher in your fridge. You just keep this small jar and pour your cup with the desired amount of concentrate coffee, then fill the rest with water and ice when you’re ready.
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Ingredients:
1 and 1/3 cups ground coffee
4 cups water (cold or room temp)
Jar or pitcher
Fine mesh strainer( Coffee Filter)

Directions:
1. Place coffee in jar or pitcher and pour water over top.
2. Stir to combine, let sit for 15 minutes and stir one more time.
3. Seal and let sit for at least 8 hours but preferably 12-14 hours at room temperature.
4. Pour mixture over a strainer in to a bowl/pitcher or jar.
6. Let it sit in the fridgerator for a few hours to get cold and you are done! Cold brew coffee concentrate. 4 cups of concentrate will make about 8 cups of iced coffee. This will last up to a week in the fridge.